There has never been, so far, a watermelon introduced that became as popular as 
the Watson. It will be planted commercially for a long time yet, if the planter can be 
assured of high quality seed. 
I was very successful in breeding a strain of this favorite melon which produced no hard 
white centers. Believe I have improved the Watson melon to the highest degree 
of perfection in Gilbert’s Cut-Red Strain, grows big, glossy, green rind melons with 
red meat. 
Gilbert’s Creation 
I have developed a remarkable watermelon in this 
new variety, which will attract the attention of com- ' 
mercial growers and produce firms that seek a big 
fine melon, and will be equally as pleasing to the 
local market growers. This variety certainly should 
appeal to growers catering to markets that will pay 
satisfactory prices for attractive products. Eating 
and shipping quality, productiveness and size were 
the things I had in mind in propagating this melon, 
and have been successful beyond my fondest 
expectations. 
The rind is thin for such an enormous size melon, 
is extremely tough, and will stand ordinary handling 
and shipping with no bad effects; the meat is 
sparkling red with no white parts, of a delicious 
flavor. The melon is a rich green with mottled 
stripes. This is x-eally a quality article. 
“Stone Mountain” or 
“Dixie Belle” 
This Melon is very popular. It is one of the^j 
best among the round watermelons, and has at¬ 
tained the leadership among these sorts. It is 
very sweet, grows large and is almost round in 
shape. It is mingled dark green in color, me¬ 
dium hard rind, the flesh is crimson red. Un¬ 
der normal conditions this variety will produce 
melons weighing over 50 pounds, and will com¬ 
mand highest price on any market where 
quality is first consideration. Every melon 
grower should give this variety a try-out, 
whether you like a round melon or not; when 
you have tasted the delicious flavor and sweet¬ 
ness of the melon you will forget the shape, the 
real value is on the inside. It is very prolific 
and has very few seeds, which are white with 
dark rings, with an occasional black smeared 
seed. 
Better Seeds 
Better Crops 
For Your Land s Sake Plant Crotalaria 
Improved Rattlesnake 
Is an elongated gray with light green stripes, an 
excellent shipper, vines vigorous ancl productive. 
Flesh red and sweet, seeds white with black tips. 
NOTE:—Name changed account of the word Radio being copyrighted, as applied to 
vegetable seeds, by another firm. 
“Ribault.” a Protestant, headed a colony of Huguenots who landed in Florida in 1562, 
was the first white man reported to eat a Watermelon in America, found growing in 
Jefferson County, near the present site of Monticello, cultivated by the Natches Indians 
—hence the name “Ribault.” 
Gilbert’s New 
Ribault Watermelon 
(FORMERLY RADIO) 
RIBAULT is long and thick in shape, measuring 
24 to 30 inches long by 16 to 20 inches in diameter. 
The rind is dark green, indistinctly striped with 
mingled lighter green. The young melons will show 
stripes, but as they develop and ripen the stripes 
fade away leaving a dark glossy green color. The 
rind is medium thick and will stand rough usage 
during shipping; under ordinary handling the rind 
will not break. The meat is red and sweet and free 
from hard centers. It grows remarkably large, and 
is very prolific, not unusual to grow 600 melons per 
acre, weighing 40 pounds each. It will make in¬ 
creased profits for the growers and at the same time, 
meet with favor with the buyers, especially those de¬ 
manding big sizes. You will make no mistake to 
plant this remarkable watermelon. 
